Which to use
“teure” and “true” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,118
- “teure” frequency rank
- #9,645
- “true” frequency rank
- 16763
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teure | true |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs teuer | wahr, richtig |
Where the eye mixes teure and true
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: teure vs true
A purely visual mix-up. teure ([ˈtɔɪ̯ʁə]) and true ([tɹuː]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16763, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teure is recorded at frequency rank #7,118, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɔɪ̯ʁə]. true is at rank #9,645, tagged as anadj, pronounced [tɹuː].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 16763, this pair ranks #1,933,164 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of teure vs true
Shared letters: ertu. Private to "teure": -. Private to "true": -.
"teure" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "true" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "teure" for "true" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "teure" or "true" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "teure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "true" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,933,164 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teure" and "true" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trees vs true". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,933,164 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.